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To RH Milroy From Simon Cameron Sept 3 1861

RHM_uc16-Sept2-1861

Sir:
You are hereby informed that the president of the United
States has appointed you Brigadier General of Volunteers

in the service of the United States, to rank as such from the Third
day of September, on thousand eight hundred and sixty – one.
Should the Senate, at their next session, advise and consent therets;
you will be commissioned accordingly.

Immediately on receipt hereof, please to communicate to this
Department, through the Adjutant General’s Office, your acceptance
or non=acceptance of said appointment; and, with your letter of
acceptance, return to the Adjutant General of the Army the OATH
herewith enclosed, properly filled up, SUBSCRIBED and ATTESTED, reporting at
the same time your AGE, RESIDENCE when appointed, and the STATE in which
you were BORN.

Should you accept, you will at once report, by letter, for
orders, to the General in Chief

Simon Cameron
Secretary of war.

Brig. Genl. Robert H. Milroy.
U. S. Volunteers.

(on back of page)
Letter from Simon
Cameron Secy. of War
informing me of my
appointment as
Brig. Genl. U.S.V.

This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information.

Sir:
You are hereby informed that the president of the United
States has appointed you Brigadier General of Volunteers

in the service of the United States, to rank as such from the Third
day of September, on thousand eight hundred and sixty – one.
Should the Senate, at their next session, advise and consent therets;
you will be commissioned accordingly.

Immediately on receipt hereof, please to communicate to this
Department, through the Adjutant General’s Office, your acceptance
or non=acceptance of said appointment; and, with your letter of
acceptance, return to the Adjutant General of the Army the OATH
herewith enclosed, properly filled up, SUBSCRIBED and ATTESTED, reporting at
the same time your AGE, RESIDENCE when appointed, and the STATE in which
you were BORN.

Should you accept, you will at once report, by letter, for
orders, to the General in Chief

Simon Cameron
Secretary of war.

Brig. Genl. Robert H. Milroy.
U. S. Volunteers.

(on back of page)
Letter from Simon
Cameron Secy. of War
informing me of my
appointment as
Brig. Genl. U.S.V.

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This item is owned by the Jasper County Public Library. Permission to publish or reproduce this item is required and must be obtained from the Director of the Jasper County Public Library, Rensselaer, Indiana. Please visit www.myjcpl.org for more information.